Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today (23 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 11AM is: 1.6m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 23). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jun) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (23 Jun) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (23 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 11°C on Wed afternoon, min 6°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the SSW by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 23 | Wednesday 24 | Thursday 25 | Fri 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | NE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1491 | 1081 | 905 | 747 | 690 | 574 | 574 | 573 | 506 | 506 | 427 | 361 | 304 | 265 | 456 | 412 | 334 | 274 | 542 | 1346 | 1558 | 1672 | 1667 | 1389 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 11:05AM1.74m | 11:27PM1.72m | 11:59AM1.72m | 00:18AM1.68m | 12:49PM1.72m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:46AM0.23m | 5:11PM0.32m | 5:37AM0.28m | 6:04PM0.38m | 6:25AM0.33m | 6:54PM0.42m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 |
 | — | — | — | — | 4:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:57 | — | — | 4:58 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 |
Feels °C | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -2 | 0 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | NE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 10 |
| kJ | 1491 | 1081 | 905 | 747 | 690 | 574 | 574 | 573 | 506 | 506 | 427 | 361 | 304 | 265 | 349 | 412 | 334 | 274 | 235 | 286 | 255 | 190 | 184 | 239 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | — | — | — | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 7 | 36 | 31 | 27 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 29 | 30 | 44 | — | — | — | 149 | 273 | 172 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — | — | — | — | NNE 6 | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | — | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 65 | 96 | 183 | 456 | — | 154 | 272 | 542 | 1346 | 1558 | 1672 | 1667 | 1389 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 160 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 216 | 216 | 44 | 36 |
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